No 2020 Season

[Roundball]

[apaladin]

Hard to see how it could be 50/50 without us being a NO. And we probably have 2 votes since Citadel’s pride won’t let them bail unless we do. I imagine the Wofford prez is a NO but will be overruled by the team owner. VMI and Samford are Yeses. Chat has been talking a big show. WCU and ETSU strike me as poverty NO’s. I would think Mercer would be a yes. I’m gonna say it’s FU, Cit, ETSU, WCU and Chat saying NO and ending it.

But it’s looking like we will have Friday nights and a full slate of the best teams on Saturdays plus NFL on Sunday, so who cares?

Team Owner - LOL!

I’m 99.9999999999% sure Mercer is a “Yes”....more likely, an “H-E-double hockey sticks YES!”

I think Chatt, VMI, and Samford (just cuz FSU) are “Yesses”

If Uncle Jerry has the juice we believe he does in SparkleCity, that’s 5...If they separate Football from “Fall Sports” in their decisioning process, which they should; then UNCG shouldn’t get a vote & 5 “Yesses” wins the day to have some kind of Season.

UPDATE: From a reliable, well-placed, but unnamed source, you can remove the 0.0000000001% doubt FUBeAR had about whether or not Mercer wanted to play ball.

The Bears were ALL IN!

IF they can find some opponents, they’ll be playin’ some feetsball games this season.

Apparently some schools are pursuing a few ooc games. Campbell just picked up ASU, so they now have 2 games. They play GSU and ASU. I suspect FU will not pursue this route.

[JohnKX512]

I don’t know why we are surprised. I said it before and I’ll say it again. There was no plan from the NCAA or SoCon.

We cancelled sports in March and for some reason didn’t do anything for the months to prepare.

Money, leadership, and all of us are to blame.

This is so stupid and pitiful. If sports are the reason we take this seriously then let’s all be in. Wear a mask and tell others to help slow the spread. Holy shite.

[apaladin]

I don’t know why we are surprised. I said it before and I’ll say it again. There was no plan from the NCAA or SoCon.

We cancelled sports in March and for some reason didn’t do anything for the months to prepare.

Money, leadership, and all of us are to blame.

This is so stupid and pitiful. If sports are the reason we take this seriously then let’s all be in. Wear a mask and tell others to help slow the spread. Holy shite.

I think I can speak for everyone. No one was surprised. If we played that would have been shocking, I really don’t think we will see another FU sporting event until maybe next baseball season. Oh wait, nevermind.

[hypercycloid]

In the old days you have an obstacle and the you fight through it. Today the obstacles are an excuse to whine, complain, quit, point fingers and hope for a new day to rinse and repeat all over again.

In the old days the lawyer generation of baby boomers hadn’t yet turned the country into the overly litigious one it is today. Your statement is too general to actually mean anything, but it’s still offensive. Who doesn’t fight through obstacles every day?

[FUBeAR]

Hard to see how it could be 50/50 without us being a NO. And we probably have 2 votes since Citadel’s pride won’t let them bail unless we do. I imagine the Wofford prez is a NO but will be overruled by the team owner. VMI and Samford are Yeses. Chat has been talking a big show. WCU and ETSU strike me as poverty NO’s. I would think Mercer would be a yes. I’m gonna say it’s FU, Cit, ETSU, WCU and Chat saying NO and ending it.

But it’s looking like we will have Friday nights and a full slate of the best teams on Saturdays plus NFL on Sunday, so who cares?

Team Owner - LOL!

I’m 99.9999999999% sure Mercer is a “Yes”....more likely, an “H-E-double hockey sticks YES!”

I think Chatt, VMI, and Samford (just cuz FSU) are “Yesses”

If Uncle Jerry has the juice we believe he does in SparkleCity, that’s 5...If they separate Football from “Fall Sports” in their decisioning process, which they should; then UNCG shouldn’t get a vote & 5 “Yesses” wins the day to have some kind of Season.

UPDATE: From a reliable, well-placed, but unnamed source, you can remove the 0.0000000001% doubt FUBeAR had about whether or not Mercer wanted to play ball.

The Bears were ALL IN!

IF they can find some opponents, they’ll be playin’ some feetsball games this season.

Apparently some schools are pursuing a few ooc games. Campbell just picked up ASU, so they now have 2 games. They play GSU and ASU. I suspect FU will not pursue this route.

They added Appy on the day they were scheduled to play Mercer in Buies Creek.

Oh well, no trip home to see my 89-year old Mom. I’d prolly give her the ‘rona anyway.
No Eastern NC BBQ
No camel ride.

[apaladin]

No one ever mentions the mental harm all of this is causing. A Texas Tech article says 75 percent of high school athletes are clinically depressed. I’m sure it is very high with college kids and coaches and not to mention us fans, if you are in my age group you don’t have that many seasons left and to have one of those taken away at the last minute after waiting for a year is very depressing.

[purplehorse]

I would love to play App State and Ga Southern or whomever. I just don’t see it happening.

I wonder how all this will work out. I mean if a FCS school decides to play 4 games over the months of Sept and Oct how often do they get to practice. Do FCS teams who are going to play no games get to practice in the fall?

And then if there is the possibility of spring football I can see this same scenario happening all over again. When do teams start practicing for that?

I don’t really have any FBS teams in the race so I am disappointed. If the ACC and SEC and Big 12 still play ball I will be shocked if there are any major breakouts. Certainly what happens with them will influence whether we play spring ball.

[The Jackal]

No one ever mentions the mental harm all of this is causing. A Texas Tech article says 75 percent of high school athletes are clinically depressed. I’m sure it is very high with college kids and coaches and not to mention us fans, if you are in my age group you don’t have that many seasons left and to have one of those taken away at the last minute after waiting for a year is very depressing.

It's not exclusive to high school football. The pandemic has really reached just about every corner of our society.

[apaladin]

NCAA president Emmertt just came out and said there will be no fall championships this year. Well, duh! He's a liitle late isn't he? Of course this does not effect FBS football. He knows not to mess with the big boys. What a DA.

[apaladin]

The OVC is the last man standing and apparently going to play. They are continuing to pick up games as of tonight. Good for them. I hope everything goes well.

[Roundball]

For those with a subscription to the P&C, a good piece. I don't like the idea of spring FCS football, but he makes some good points. Sapakoff: Citadel, CSU, FCS football should permanently move to spring. https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/c ... 04427.html

[aqualung]

For those with a subscription to the P&C, a good piece. I don't like the idea of spring FCS football, but he makes some good points. Sapakoff: Citadel, CSU, FCS football should permanently move to spring. https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/c ... 04427.html

Besides "the media is fair and reports the news", moving FCS to spring is the stupidest thing I've read on this thread.

[Roundball]

For those with a subscription to the P&C, a good piece. I don't like the idea of spring FCS football, but he makes some good points. Sapakoff: Citadel, CSU, FCS football should permanently move to spring. https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/c ... 04427.html

Besides "the media is fair and reports the news", moving FCS to spring is the stupidest thing I've read on this thread.

My goodness. It’s just an opinion piece, one that makes some valid points on the future of FCS football. Valid or not, FCS is going to have to do something different to survive.

[Roundball]

After reading this, I respect the decision made by the PAC-12. Feldman: The medical information that led the Pac-12 to pass on football in 2020. https://theathletic.com/1993267/2020/08 ... ed_article